Lions Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Camp Pine Woods Preserve near Northfield Woods, IL. The route reaches Lions Woods at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 643 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.08290, -87.87856
Nearest town Northfield Woods, IL
Directions
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Lions Woods via Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved
6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 626–642 ft
Out & Back · Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 42.08290, -87.87856
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Des Plaines River Trail Yellow Unpaved, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Lions Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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